Question Purpose
Vocab for Days
Things to Know!
Fun ELA Facts
Words, Words, Words
100

The question is asking you to find this if it is worded like this: "What is the best summary of the selection?"

What is a summary?

100

This is a group of lines in a poem.

What is a stanza?

100

When is the ELAR STAAR?

Tuesday April 15th

100

When reading a question that specifies a certain paragraph, this is the most important thing a student should do.

What is go back to the text?

100

This is the place we won't have to go if we pass our STAAR test.

What is summer school?

200

The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "The details in paragraph 5 support the idea that - "

What are supporting details/evidence/quote?

200

Sensory language that appeals to our five senses.

What is imagery/sensory details?

200

True or False. You will get  scratch paper, and a pencil to use for the ELA STAAR test.

What is True

200

These words surround and help readers figure out the definition of unknown words.

What are context clues?

200

This kind of word has the same meaning of another word.

What is an synoym

300

The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: " Which idea does the author emphasize throughout the selection?"

What is main idea?

300

The author's feeling towards the subject matter in the text.

What is tone?

300

This is the duration of the 5th grade Reading STAAR.

The entire school day

300

This word generally means the lesson the author wants the reader to take away from the story.

What is theme?

300

What word goes in the blank

These instructions are _____ now that you’ve helped me. (clear, clearer, clearest)

What is clear

400

The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "The author most likely wrote this selection to - " 

What is author's purpose?

400

This point of view gives us insight only into the feelings and thoughts of the narrator.

What is first-person POV?

400

A word that means the opposite of 

What is antynom

400

These types of words/phrases help the author indirectly emphasize certain things in the story.

What is figurative language?

400

State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness.

What is STAAR?

500

The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "In paragraph 5, Anthony chooses not to mention the ready-made pesto most likely because he - "

What is character motivation?

500

 When you put word in order based on the alphabet

What is alphabetizing

500

True or False: After taking the Reading STAAR, we have no more important tests to take for this class.

False

500

The age of your ELA teacher.

What is 62

500

Mrs. Barber's favorite kind of music

Christian